The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-21
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severe enough to hurt vegetation occurred
September 10th and 10Th. - Young cat
tie are being driven to this vicinity from the
northern counties of this state, but seem to
be rather higher in price than farmers ex-
pected to pay. - Rev. G. M. Winch,
former pastor of the Congregational church,
will return to Corinth provided his salary
can be raised In consequence of deaths
and removals he will not find the prosper
GUS church and society that he left few
years since A man of his energy, with
Gods blessing, NAV do much to restore it.
80 With regard to a location of a
creamery in the vicinity of Cooksville If a
can of milk that was carried over our roads
in their present condition three miles in
any direction from Cooksville was not
churned to butter we would recommend a
change of cows and getting what we call
butter cows or some other breed. - The
creamery meeting is adjourned to the even
ing of October LIST. 1t seems doubtful about
getting the stock required or the number Of
cows. 1t does not seem to have occurred to
some in pledging cows for a creamery that
we have not the cows in this vicinity. 60
Rev. j. Burton Richardson, now of Hia-
watha, Kansas, passed through Corinth last
week upon his return from a European trip.
The people of Barre and vicinity will re-
member him as an assistant teacher with DIR.
Spaulding. His native town is Vershire, vt.
He visited the grave OF his parents at
Corinth Center, and after short stay at
Vershire visited his eldest brother at Orcott
| Falls VT, and then started for his home in
Hiawatha, to take up his work as pastor of the
Congregational church in that place. -
| Those reported sick few weeks since are
recovering. - There was no preaching
at the Meadows the 18th instant on account
| of the yearly meeting at STAFFORD. 60
! The Congregational church Is without any
regular minister Probably some definite
action will be had at the annual society
meeting, which occurs the first Tuesday in
] Az 40 ms tnr NOV qtn do fhar
seems to be a falling away to other places
of worship especially to Waits River and
| the Meadows. - A sister of f. w.
and ii. A. Thurber from New Hampshire is
visiting here at present. -: A. T. East
man, an elderly man, broke his shoulder a
few days since by falling from loaded cart.
| He is doing well. 80 Mrs. j. n. Knight
is visiting friends at Newburyport, Mass,
and expects to be absent two or three weeks.
- Rev. j. A. Sherburn and wife of
Chelsea have visited friends here during the
week past. - 1t is rumored that Charles
Rollins sold large amount of personal
property last Saturday. The auction took
place at his farm in Washington. -
Clinton Eaton, who has been twenty years
in the West, is visiting the paternal roof
He reports sending one hundred miles for q
bushel of potatoes. He had to come tC
Vermont to see the first rainy day he has
seen for two years. - Herbert Fellows
former resident, now of Manchester,
n. H., paid flying visit to friends here last
week. - John NJ. Mead and family who
have been living in California for nearly
three years, returned to town last week
- Fred Jewell returned to Lawrence
Mass, last Saturday.
East Corinth.
Mrs. CHARLES PAGE is visiting friends Al
Brownsville and Norwich. - Henry
Kemp is attending college in Burlington
- L. e. Risley of Piermont, n. H., was
in town Saturday. o. r.. Baker o
Bradford was in town last week Wednes
day. - Horace Blood had an auction
sale last week Wednesday, The next on'
will be at West Topsham. ~Charles r
Emerson of Bradford was in town last weel
Tuesday and Wednesday. ID. Fulton
has purchased DR.. Jenne's place.
Orange.
FARMERS are threshing their grain anC
digging their potat oes. The yield of boil
is light. - Mrs. T. P. Vaille, who ha
been visiting her mother, Mrs j. b. Good
rich, returned to her home in Philadelphia
last Monday. - c. G. Lord has opened
select school in the town hall, with tel
scholars. - Clara, Julia and Charl
Noyes started for the West last Monday
where they expect to permanently locate
- Allen Wood of Barre and Cheste
Dickey of Washington, commissioners of tn,
estate of the late X. f. Patterson of Barre
appraised his property in this town las
Saturday.
East Orange.
THERE was a heavy frost Saturday morn
ing. - Mr.. Coleman is taking vaca
ton of few weeks, having hired Herber
Dickey of East Corintb to take his place a
stage-driver. - Mrs. Chester Coleman
) is in very feeble health. - Mrs. Fran
, Lamb remains about the same. Dr. BiXb
, of West Fairlee is the attending physician
, 60 Miss Amanda Carpenter has returne
Il.
work the past summer. - II. j. Pain
} came very near losing valuable two-yeai
old colt Thursday. In jumping over q yer
high fence it cut a severe cash some eigh
inches long and from one to two inche
deep in its breast.
Williamstown.
: GROUND was broken for the railroad i
our village Monday afternoon last, in tn
presence of quite gathering of our ow
5 citizens and people from out of town. Gu
Oldest inhabtant, Mr.. Enoch Howe, now i
) his ninety-siXth year, threw the first shove
full of dirt. Remarks We're made b.
) Messrs. John Lynde of this place and Jane
D Il. Langdon of Montpelier. Some furthe
report will be given next week Work wa
e taken up in good earnest Tuesday mornn
t in one of Mr.. Howe's meadows. - Ger
9 trail Vermont railroad officials were in tow
v last week paying for the right of way for tn
= coming railroad. 1t is to pass along tn
> east side of David Gales farm, taking som
$ nine acres of land, for which and damage
5 $500 will be paid. Enoch Howe settled &c
: $3.50, having sold the big gravel knoll an
the land covered by the trotting-course i
the bargain. j. b. Brockway and Ralp
Dirty each received $40, Albert Rol
, erts $50 for right of way and Mrs Kin
: ball p. Martin 500 for damages. 80
! On Friday last a company of engineers b,
. gan the survey of the route for the railroa
, from here to Royalton. Starting from tn
= site for the depot, they entered til
; meadow of General Il. Bass, keeping nea
: the west line and crossed the road fe'
|, rods south of the Poole bridge cuttin
q across the southeast corner of Mr.. Poole
> meadow and going thence through the ell
a tire length of the meadow of the Chestt
: Martin farm southwark. 1t is said th&
I nearly an airline of about two miles is I
a be had after starting from the villag,
- Much interest centers about the survey
the Gulf, where we hear some weeks may
/, spent in the work. - A house and bar
: belonging to Mrs. Lyman Capron, in til
: outskirts of the village, were consumed
\ fire about half-past twelve o'clock Monda
= afternoon. The house was occupied
1 Noah Smith, workman at the quarrie
i Origin of the fire unknown. Mr. Smith lo
about 500 worth of stock. The building
were insured for $3.50. - The w.
Pratt school district in the northeast corn,
4 of the town is one that has of late been r
" vived by the granite business, making
necessary to repair the school building
- Mrs. Patience Walker, widow of IL
e late Orrin Walker, died last week on Che